Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY USD 5·NCES 172862002995
Carlock Elementary School
301 W Washington St, Carlock, IL 61725 · (309) 557-4412 · McLean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
39 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.3pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 28.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carlock Elementary School
Carlock Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlock Elementary School this school | 111 | 35.1% | 50.7% |
| Raymond Grade School Raymond | 115 | 35.7% | 52.1% |
| Shirland C C School Shirland | 99 | 36.4% | 67.8% |
| Harding Grade School Earlville | 130 | 36.2% | 51.3% |
| Greenview Elementary School Greenview | 117 | 33.3% | 59.4% |
| Illinois City Elementary School Illinois City | 108 | 31.5% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carlock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #573 of 1,925 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,034 of 2,077 ▼ 177 | #18 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #447 of 2,077 ▲ 338 | #5 of 29 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #2,320 of 2,419 | #32 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #1,671 of 2,132 | #19 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
111
0 (0%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 111 | 8.3 | 13.3:1 | 35% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 8.7 | 13.2:1 | 37% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 8.3 | 14.4:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 7 | 16.7:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 8 | 17.6:1 | 21% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 10 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 7 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (111 to 111); teachers up 5% (8 to 8.3).
About Carlock Elementary School
Carlock Elementary School is a very small elementary school with its address in Carlock, Illinois. The school has 111 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 71% lower.
The 24 schools of McLean County USD 5, including Carlock Elementary School, enroll 12,407 students.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Among McLean County residents, the White share is about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlock Elementary School is 13.3:1, based on 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Carlock Elementary School counts 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.2%. Carlock Elementary School scores 50.7%.
The school's county is McLean County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $79,905 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in McLean County number 60, with about 23,759 students.
A public school about 4.1 miles away, Olympia North Elementary School, is the closest to Carlock Elementary School. Carlock Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Carlock Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Carlock Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 111 students in 2020-21 and 111 in 2024-25.
Carlock Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County USD 5
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Evans Junior High SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia North Elementary School4.1 mi · 279
- Congerville Elementary School4.1 mi · 97
- Normal Community West High School7.3 mi · 1,590
- Parkside Elementary School7.8 mi · 322
- Parkside Jr High School7.8 mi · 598
- Hudson Elementary School7.9 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Carlock Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlock Elementary School?
Carlock Elementary School enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carlock Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlock Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carlock Elementary School have?
Carlock Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Carlock Elementary School?
Student demographics at Carlock Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Carlock Elementary School in?
Carlock Elementary School is part of McLean County USD 5.
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